Sudeki da ne? Chapter 2

A/N: Alright. Here we go!
Now here's the thing. You know the first chapter right? Well that happens a year from whats happening now!
So yes, Sakura is not preggy yet! Oh too bad for you. Guess you'll just have to read the whole story to find out what happens.
Oh no. Hehe, I'm so evil ain't I?
The italic that you see under this is from the last chapter of my previous fic. So it happened over 2 years agofrom the first chappie. Keep up people! Keep up!

Sakura wanted to run over there as fast as her little legs could carry her, but she paced herself. Thinking about what she should say wasn't on the list in her head, and messing things up isn't an option.

And there he was, leaning up against that same blasted tree where Sasuke pulled a move on the girl; a book in one hand, and a blade of grass in the other. He seemed to be enjoying the cool shade, so Sakura quietly strolled over and sat next to him. The wind picked up for a moment and brilliant green leaves danced all the way to the ground. Pink silk strands of hair blew over Sakura's face and she pulled them back over her ears. She then, clenching the grass below her nervously, cleared her throat.

"Kakashi… I'm not here to be forgiven." Heck with the note, tell him now. Tell him everything. "I've come to say that I'm leaving." She held her breath.

"I know."

She blinked.

"'I'm leaving tonight and never coming back."

She fumbled her pockets and found the note gone. So, glancing over her shoulder, she noticed that the silver haired jounin had it open and was reading it.

"You won't be able to reach me." For some reason, those words sound ridiculous hearing them from him. "I know that I can't run away from my problems but I really don't care anymore." The wind picked up once again, and the note blew away in it. And he just sat there.

Ever so silent.

"I wanted to tell you--"

"It would have been better if you didn't tell me. Then I would have still had the hope of finding you…" His voice was so soft, so… sad. Just the sound of it made tears form. 'No, I told myself no crying. Don't cry, don't cry.' She griped the grass tighter as she fought back her sudden sobs. Life alone. Life without him. How could you call that life?

"It was my fault, wasn't it. I was being selfish, I didn't care what would happen to our lives, to yours. I should be the one leaving, not you." His voice was growing with irritation, regret, sorrow.

"No!" A sob escaped resulting in warm tears flowing down the girl's cheeks. "It wasn't you, Kakashi. It was never you!"

"I started it all--"

"Then end it!" She moved so that she was kneeling before him, shaking with every sob. "End it right now!" Jade eyes met crimson; sorrow both drowning them. Neither have felt so drenched in despair, in the thought of being alone forever. In one final cry, Sakura threw her arms around the man, tears soaking his shirt. He gently wrapped his own around her shaking body, holding her as tight as humanly possible.

"Just say goodbye and I will walk away..."

"You know I cannot do that." She looked up at him as he brushed her hair behind her ear. Then, pulling down that mask, their lips touched...

17 months have passed since it all started. The saying 'it started with a kiss' came to mind. After that incident, things have returned to normal. Almost. Sakura lived with continuous fear of her fellow teammate, even Kakashi's promising words were not enough to put the girl at ease. She will never forget that night when Sasuke had overpowered her. The night when her childhood crush walked in and nearly raped her blindfolded.

However, one could say things were better now. The Uchiha got out of it alright, besides the numerous bruises given by a certain jounin. And yet, no apology was offered. She had a flicker of hope that maybe he was completely out of his mind, drunk or sleepwalking--something like that--but that seemed impossible now.

The kunoichi was vigorously training to become jounin, under the famous Kakashi of course, since she failed her recent attempt. She wanted to quit. She wouldn't deny it. However, the thought of disappointing Kakashi was unacceptable. She had to prove herself to him, just like how she wanted to for Sasuke. Although, this was a little different…

The relationship between the student and teacher was slowly growing and still considered a secret… well, that's what they thought. One can't trust Naruto with such important knowledge. As it turns out, more people know then the couple are aware of. But who?

"It's been a while, Sakura."

The girl looked up from the book she had been casually reading--school work, of course--as she sat leaning on the wall of her--their school. She had troubles masking a smile as she saw the silver haired sensei approach. Strange greeting though, for being gone for barely 20 minutes.

"Welcome back, sensei." Closing the book, she patted the grass beside her motioning for him to join. He hesitated at first, then shrugged and leisurely plopped down on the ground, releasing a long awaited sigh. She stared at him for a while, wondering if he took notice since his eyes were fixated on the clouds above him. He was acting very oddly today, well for being Kakashi. He wanted to be in her presence whenever possible, yet never said a thing nor even glanced at the girl.

"Kakashi?"

"Hm?"

"Are you alright?"

"Are you?"

"That doesn't matter, I want to know what's bothering you."

"What makes you think something is bothering me?"

"It's pretty obvious."

"I think not."

Sakura sighed in defeat, as she wasn't about to put up with this again. One can never get anything out of Kakashi unless he wanted you to know. The jounin slid sideways down the wall until his head landed gently on her lap. This was a shock as he was the one who was extremely careful around his student in public, and he looked up curiously at her rather confused expression. A smile crept up her lips as he slowly closed his eye.

"Tired?" She asked as her fingers started running through his silver hair. This was a habit she picked up from her sensei, as he enjoyed doing the same to her. Another sigh escaped him as he nodded in reply. "It's the heat."

"Do you want to go inside then? I'm sure it's cooler." A few students strolled by, suspicion planted all over their faces. Sakura was getting a bit worried, as the deal went they weren't allowed to tell anyone whatsoever about their current 'relationship'. If one would call this a relationship. This was the only contact they got, and she would give anything to taste his lips once more. But, they have to be patient as they are in a rather difficult situation.

However, the man on her lap only shook his head and leaned in closer. His breathes were getting deeper and longer, it was evident that he was falling asleep, and Sakura was just about to pick up her book once again when a strange sound filled the air. It sounded like ringing at first, then she detected a sort of rhythm, a melody even. Very cheerful and upbeat. It was getting louder and before she even knew what was happening, Kakashi was on his feet chasing after the sound shouting…

"Ice cream!"